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Pronombres relativos (relative pronouns)

Palabras interrogativas como relativos (interrogative words as relatives)

Las palabras interrogativas (qué, quién, cuándo, dónde, etc.) pueden funcionar como relativos (y en este caso no tienen acento). Para referirnos a personas usamos que; quien se usa sobre todo después de preposición (la persona con quien hablé).

💂 Interrogative words (qué, quién, cuándo, dónde, etc.) can function as relatives (and in this case they do not have an accent mark). To refer to people we use que; quien is used mainly after a preposition (la persona con quien hablé).

Este es el hombre que te llamó. (This is the man who/that called you.)

El restaurante que me recomendaste es muy bueno. (The restaurant that you recommended to me is very good.)

En la casa donde nací ahora no vive nadie. (Now nobody lives in the house where I was born.)

Cuando María me llamó yo ya había salido. (When María called me I had already left.)

Lo que

Lo que equivale a what cuando se refiere a una idea:

💂 Lo que is equivalent to what when referring to an idea:

This is what I said. => Esto es lo que dije.

I hope you don't tell me what I already know. => Espero que no me digas lo que ya sé.

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